Keep tiny toes cozy with the Boo-Boo Baby Booties, a sweet crochet baby shoe pattern with a playful pop of color. Featuring a soft rounded toe, contrasting front panel, and delicate tie detail, these little booties make an adorable finishing touch for a handmade baby outfit.
The pattern includes instructions for two sizes: 0–6 months and 6–12 months and uses KnitPal Cotton to the Core weight #3 yarn with a 3 mm crochet hook. The booties are worked primarily in single crochet, with front- and back-loop stitches helping shape the shoe and create its contrasting design.
For the finishing touch, a simple contrasting chain is woven through the front of each shoe and tied into a bow. Whether you’re making them for a new arrival, a baby shower gift, or to coordinate with the Boo-Boo Beanie, these little crochet booties are a charming project for baby’s wardrobe.
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What You’ll Need
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Yarn:
Knitpal Cotton to the Core (weight #3 - 78% cotton, 22% acrylic, 142 yards per 50 g)
A: Approximately 1 balls in Sunshine Yellow
B: Approximately 1 balls in Pearl White -
Hook:
3mm crochet hook
Or size needed to obtain gauge -
Notions:
Scissors
Tapestry needle
Details
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Skill Level: Easy
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Gauge: A 3-round gauge swatch = 1" (2.5 cm), with a 3 mm hook.
Swatch:
Round 1: 6 sc in the magic ring. (6 sts)
Round 2: (Inc)x 6. (12 sts)
Round 3: (Sc, inc)x 6. (18 sts)
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Sizes:
The pattern has the instructions for 2 sizes.
The Small size is for 0-6 months.
The Large size is for 6-12 months.
Abbreviations (US Terms)
- ch: chain
- Blo: back loop only
- Flo: front loop only
- inc: increase (2 single crochets in same stitch)
- sc: single crochet
- slst: slip stitch
- st(s): stitch(es)
- (...)x # or {...}x # - work instructions within parentheses/braces as many times as directed (#)
- (# sts) - indicates the total number (#) of stitches you should have at the end of the round/row
Patterns
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SHOES (MAKE 2)
With color A, make the Magic Ring
Round 1: Sc 6 in the magic ring. (6 sts)
Round 2: (Inc)x 6. (12 sts)
Round 3: (Sc, inc)x 6. (18 sts)
Round 4: (Sc 2, inc)x 6. (24 sts)
Round 5: (Sc 3, inc)x 6. (30 sts)
Round 6 (for large size only): (Sc 2, inc, sc 2)x 6. (36 sts)
Round 7 (for large size only): (Sc 5, inc)x 6. (42 sts)
Count the next round as 1st round.
Rounds 1-5 (5 rounds): Sc around. (30,42 sts)
For Large size only, Round 6: Sc around. (42 sts)
Sl st into 1st of Round 5,6.
Count the next row as 1st row.
Row 1: Ch 1 (do not count as st here and after), sc FLO, sc (22,30), sc FLO, turn. (24,32 sts)
Rows 2-6 (5 rows): Ch 1, sc across, turn. (24,32 sts)
Rows 7-8 (2 rows) (for large size only): Ch 1, sc across, turn. (32 sts)
Fasten off and cut the yarn. Weave in all the ends.
Sk (3,4) sts, and attach the yarn. Count the next row as 1st row.
Row 1: Ch 1, Sc (18,24), turn. (18,24 sts)
Rows 2-8 (7 rows): Ch 1, sc across, turn. (18,24 sts)
Rows 9-10 (2 rows for large size only): Ch 1, sc across, turn. (24 sts)
Count the next row as 11th row for all sizes.
Row 11: Ch 1, Sc (6,8), turn. (6,8 sts)
Rows 12-16 (5 rows): Ch 1, sc across, turn. (6,8 sts)
Rows 17-18 (2 rows for large size only): Ch 1, sc across, turn. (8 sts)
Fasten off and cut the yarn, leaving a long tail for sewing.
Sew the last row (Row 18) with the last (6,8) sts of Row (8,10), with the long yarn tail (see photo in downloadable PDF).
Once done, sew the edges of Rows 11-18 with the remaining sts of Row (8,10) (see photo in downloadable PDF).
Fasten off and weave in all the ends.
With color B, attach the yarn in the blo of the last st worked of Round (5,6).
Row 1: Ch 1 (do not count as st here and after), sc BLO, sc in each st we skipped in round (5,6) (6,8 sts total), 1 sc BLO, turn. (8,10 sts)
Row 2-8 (7 rows): Ch 1, sc across, turn. (8,10 sts)
Row 9 (for large size only): Ch 1, sc across. (10 sts)
Fasten off and cut the yarn. Weave in all the ends.
CHAIN (MAKE 2)
With color B, make a 15-inch-long chain.
Fasten off and cut the yarn.
Weave the chain, through the front side of the Shoes (see photo in downloadable PDF).
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